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after changing admin password on CLI and then logging in on web interface, I can no longer log into CLI from old admin, new acsadmin/new password, new accounts created with passwords with SuperAdmin status...what am I missing?
On ACS 5.x the GUI and CLI username/password are completely separate and not related. If you are unable to login to the CLI then you will need to perform a password recovery:
